About
Society Hill Records
The Very Best of Society Hill Records (Philly Soul)​​​​​​​
Butch Ingram Founder and CEO of Society Hill Records Born into a musical family of nine children, Butch was the oldest son of Rev. Henry Ingram, organist and choir director at First Nazarene Baptist Church. All of Henry and Vera's children were required to take piano lessons, first from their dad, and later on, more formal lessons from Mr. Naper Hestor. Butch learned the art of recording and editing from his dad at a young age recording the Sunday service at Nazarene church. While attending Garfield Elementary, Butch also learned to play the trumpet in the 4th grade, under the supervision of George Shaw.
With a solid musical foundation acquired at the piano, Butch soon found himself sitting First Trumpet in the school band, and by the time he reached Woodrow Wilson High School, Butch was playing in the Concert Band, All-City Band and All-South Jersey Band. He achieved all of this while playing on the Basketball team and leading his team to a State Championship his senior year. Butch then attended Temple University where he studied The Business of Music as well as Music Theory, Harmony and Sight-Reading, all of which made it possible for him to write scores and charts for recording sessions, and to do his own string and horn arrangements years later after his basketball career(playing professionally in the ABA, NBA and overseas) was over.
